Famous Personalities Born In 1626

Jan 16 Lucas achtschellinck: Flemish painter  

Jan 25 John van de cappelle: Amsterdam, landscape painter  

Feb 05 Marie de rabutin-chantal: Marquise de sévigné, french author  

Mar 12 John aubrey: English antiquary and writer  

Apr 05 Jan van kessel: Flemish painter  

Apr 12 Paul hainlein: Composer  

Apr 13 Aert jansz van nes: Lt-admiral, baptised  

May 12 Louis hennepin: Flemish missionary  

May 27 William ii: Prince of orange/stadholder  

Jul 25 Geeraerdt brandt: Dutch theologist/poet/historian  

Aug 01 Sabbatai zevi: Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the jewish sabbatean movement  

Aug 12 Giovanni legrenzi: Composer  

Aug 14 Daniel elsevier: Book publisher/publisher  

Oct 04 Richard cromwell: Lord protector of england (1658-59)  

Oct 05 Johann schop: Composer  

Oct 09 John ferrabosco: Composer  

Oct 17 Simon van leeuwen: Lawyer/historian (roman-holland regt)  

Dec 08 Christina: Queen of sweden who abdicated after becoming catholic  

Dec 20 Veit ludwig von seckendorff: German statesman  

Jan 01 Cornelis pieterse hoft: Amsterdam merchant/regent,  

Jan 21 John dowland: English composer (in darkness we dwell),  

Jan 24 Samuel argall: English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)  

Feb 07 William v: Duke of bavaria (b. 1548)  

Feb 11 Pietro cataldi: Italian mathematician (b. 1552)  

Feb 20 John dowland: Composer,  

Feb 28 Cyril tourneur: English poet/dramatist,  

Apr 09 Francis bacon: Viscount st albans, statesman,